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scowl
[skoul]
verb (used without object)
to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
Synonyms: , ,to have a gloomy or threatening look.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
to affect or express with a scowl.
noun
a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
scowl
/ 첹ʊ /
verb
(intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner
noun
a gloomy or threatening expression
Other Word Forms
- scowler noun
- scowlful adjective
- scowlingly adverb
- unscowling adjective
- unscowlingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of scowl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scowl1
Example Sentences
We see Isaac scowl at another cop who is gleefully telling a story about knocking out the teeth of an unarmed protester he disparagingly refers to as a Voter.
There’s a noticeable pride Morot takes in touring me around his geek’s paradise: a two-level office crammed with shelves of scowling latex heads, furry creatures and a pair of giant gators overlooking it all.
Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.
He has cried, he has scowled, he has scolded and he has unconditionally supported, and that’s just in the news conferences.
But Lucy’s scowling doctor doesn’t help Justin’s case when he pleads with her.
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